" She fell, rolled, kicked out with one boot. The alien tripped over her leg and went sprawling, spilling one queen’s egg onto its side. Ripley screamed in pain as her wounded leg was jarred, but then she was standing again, aiming the charge thumper and firing her last shot into the monster’s face. "

― Tim Lebbon , Alien: Out of the Shadows (Canonical Alien Trilogy, #1)